https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-5903
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Postdoctoral Associate
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Ejecta-Modulated Bubble Dynamics Play a Dominant Role in Stone Retropulsion.
Journal Article Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · February 2026 Cavitation bubbles generated by laser absorption in liquids collapse violently, producing high-speed jets, toroidal bubbles, and shock waves that induce material erosion and object displacement. In laser lithotripsy, this phenomenon causes kidney stone mig ... Full text CiteNumerical modelling of blast mitigation of pre-fractal obstacles
Journal Article International Journal of Protective Structures · September 1, 2024 The mechanics of downstream blast wave attenuation caused by interaction with obstacles arranged into a pre-fractal shape based on the Sierpinski carpet was numerically investigated using a high-fidelity CFD solver. The blast mitigation was qualitatively a ... Full text CiteExperimental investigation of blast mitigation of pre-fractal obstacles
Journal Article International Journal of Protective Structures · March 1, 2024 Obstacles arranged into a pre-fractal shape (Sierpinski carpet) were tested for their blast attenuation abilities using 250 g PE4 at three different scaled distances (Z = 1.87, 2.24, 2.99 m/kg1/3). Three pre-fractal iterations were tested, as we ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Development of a near-commercial prototype of multispark lithotripter
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2025 - 2027Innovations in Shock Wave Lithotripsy Technology
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 1997 - 2027View All Grants